Ahern to challenge Mahon findings

Bertie Ahern insists he has never taken “a corrupt payment” and that the Mahon Tribunal has done him a “grave injustice”.

Mr Ahern announced yesterday that he would resign from Fianna Fáil before the party could expel him.

But in a 1,400-word newspaper article outlining the reasons for his decision, the former taoiseach insisted his resignation was “not an admission of wrongdoing” and that he was now considering options to “vindicate my good name”.